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Cheesy Skillet Meatballs with Garlic Toast

These Cheesy Skillet Meatballs are the ultimate comfort food -- serve them as an appetizer with garlic toast, or a light dinner with a salad.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 557 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 small red onion finely minced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp jalapeno ketchup or regular ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp steak sauce I use A1
  • 16 oz marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese a little more if you like things really cheesy
garlic toasts
  • 1 baguette
  • olive oil for brushing
  • 4 garlic cloves sliced lengthwise (don't peel)

Instructions

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  1. Set the oven to 350°F.
  2. Crack the egg into a large mixing bowl and beat well with a fork. Add the meat, breaking it apart as you add it to the bowl. Add in the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the marinara sauce and the mozzarella cheese. Using your fingers, gently mix to combine everything well. Don't compact the meat, and don't over mix it, you want these meatballs to be fluffy and light.
  3. Using a 1.5 inch cookie scoop or small spoon, portion out the meat into approximately 22 balls. Using your hands, shape each ball into a round ball, then set on a baking sheet.
  4. Cook meatballs in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  5. After 5 minutes of cook time, pour the sauce into a 10-inch cast iron skillet and place it in the oven along with the meatballs to cook for remaining 10 minutes.
  6. Remove both pans from the oven and transfer the meatballs to the skillet, nestling them into the sauce. Return the skillet to the oven and cook for another 10 minutes, If you made your meatballs smaller or larger, the cooking time may vary.
  7. Remove the skillet again and add shredded cheese over the meatballs. Return to the oven for about 5 minutes, to melt the cheese. Optionally, set pan under the broiler to brown the cheese, but watch carefully.
  8. Serve immediately with garlic toasts.
Garlic Toasts
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  1. To make the toasts, thinly slice a baguette and brush one side with olive oil. Set the toasts oil side down on a very hot grill pan for a few minutes until toasted. Rub the cut side of garlic along the toasted surface of the hot bread.

Nutrition Information

Serving 4 meatballs Calories 557kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 36g (72%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 134mg (45%) Sodium 1716mg (72%) Potassium 734mg (21%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 785IU (16%) Vitamin C 9mg (10%) Calcium 347mg (35%) Iron 6mg (33%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 557

% Daily Value*

Serving 4 meatballs
Calories 557kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 36g 72%
Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 134mg 45%
Sodium 1716mg 72%
Potassium 734mg 16%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 785IU 16%
Vitamin C 9mg 10%
Calcium 347mg 35%
Iron 6mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.